From traditional lectures to seminar-based group work, the evolution over 20 years of a dentistry course shows how course design and pedagogy can adapt to students’ expectations and learning styles
Combine AI with gamification and storytelling activities to enhance student engagement
Students and academic staff collaborating on research projects offers many benefits for everyone involved. Here’s how to do it
Handling a challenging academic workload along with parenting responsibilities is complicated. Support, connection to resources and access to reliable childcare are all needed for parenting students and professionals to succeed
Effective conceptualisation is key when beginning any research project. Help students get off to a good start using these strategies
Clearer government regulation could support universities in addressing risks to research security and compliance presented by AI
Higher education institutions can help their employees balance the demands of family responsibilities with work – here’s how
How higher education institutions can better position themselves to adapt and innovate
The comedy stage can be a place for academics to be silly and let it all hang out. Chris Pahlow explores why humour is effective for scholars and the people they’re trying to communicate with about their research
Higher education is facing pressure to reform assessment. But how to get started? Steve Briggs offers 10 tips
Overhauling an institution’s entire education curriculum is a silo-busting undertaking. Here’s what one university, now in its second year of implementation, has learned
A great deal of teaching in higher education appears to be inactive, despite the proven benefits of active learning. Here are some practical active learning strategies
Moving from colleague to taking charge can be a daunting transition. Kingsley O. Omeihe and Ibiyemi Omeihe offer advice on your first few moves as a leader
University communications are often high impact and visually appealing. But this can be the opposite of what some of our students need
If you have just finished your PhD or postdoc and realised that an academic career needs more than published papers and teaching, Jan Buermann has advice on how to kick-start progress up the ladder